Seth Foster got his 775,000 in the middle holding but was up against the of Jason Maeroff. The flop brought an ace though, and the turn another, so the hand was decided before the river even emerged from the deck.
On a flop of , Joey Fabre checked over to Jonathan Hilton who was in position and put out a bet of 100,000. Fabre called.
The turn was the and Fabre checked again. Hilton put out a bet of 350,000 and Fabre moved all in for 1,515,000. Hilton asked to make sure Fabre was all in, then called with a slightly covering stack.
Joey Fabre:
Jonathan Hilton:
Hilton's aces were in a big hole as Fabre flopped a set and Hilton couldn't catch up as the came on the river. He was forced to send over the chips to Fabre and Hilton was left with 125,000. After the double Fabre moved to around 3,500,000 chips.
After a raise and three-bet to 225,000 from Paul Volpe, Joseph Melancon jammed all in for 590,000 in the small blind. The action was back on Volpe who asked for a count and gave it some thought. He eventually made the call but found himself in bad shape.
Joseph Melancon:
Paul Volpe:
Melancon had the superior hand and would hold on throughout the board of to earn a full double-up.
Joe Cada defended his big blind from a button open and both he and his opponent checked the flop. The turn was the and Cada bet 100,000. His opponent called and the river was the .
Cada bet 200,000 and his opponent called. The 2009 champion showed for top pair and took down the pot.
Professional poker player Adam "Roothlus" Levy decided to skip all the 2018 World Series of Poker preliminary events. The first bracelet event he registered was the World Series of Poker Main Event. The day he registered the WSOP Main Event he posted on social media that he would make Day 5. Well, here we are Day 5 of the WSOP Main Event and Levy is still in. There are less than 200 people between Levy and the first place prize of $8.8 million. Where has his poker confidence come from? Why did he take a few weeks off of poker? How has he improved his poker game? Watch to find out!
Alexander Ziskin bet 315,000 from under the gun on and Jan Mach called out of the small blind. On the river, Mach checked and Ziskin immediately moved all in for 720,000 effective. Mach's cards were in the muck about 15 seconds later.
We heard a call for payouts and saw Vi Do standing up as his chips were pushed to neighbor Hari Bercovici. The board had come and Bercovici had for a set, while Do held for top pair.